Andrew Math and Physics Laboratory and Science Facilities

The master plan document will act as a road map for future development of that quadrant of the campus. The plan calls for 65,000 sf of new construction and 200,000 sf of renovation in four phases. The design includes development of landscaped courtyards between the science buildings and arcaded walks that tie the science buildings back into the campus fabric. Stone Marraccini and Patterson Architects (SMP) completed the master plan.

Pomona College recently completed the design for the $4-million, 15,500-sf Andrew Math and Physics Laboratory. SMP conducted the programming and schematic design. The project includes intro labs, faculty research labs, combined student/faculty research space, upper division labs, computer classrooms, and faculty offices. The building responds to the Master Plan in a way that respects the design precedents established by Morris Hunt, the original campus architect, in the early part of the 20th Century. However, the College has conceived the Andrew Lab as a "high-tech" building which is to provide the latest developments in instructional technology and "informal" spaces for students and professors to gather and communicate in an unstructured way. These aspects were important considerations for the design of the building. The response by SMP is a highly efficient building which extends the science campus and bridges the facility towards the future expansion of Pomona College.

Project Information

Building Owner:

Pomona College

Owner Contact:

John Giboney, Director of Campus Planning and Maintenance

Building Location:

Claremont, CA UNITED STATES

Project Type:

New Construction

Principal Building Function:

Undergraduate Science Laboratory

Project Delivery Method:

General Contractor

Project Timeline

Sep 1996	Planning Start
Nov 1996	Design Start
Jan 1999	Construction Start
Jan 2000	Completion
Last known status: Completed

Project Cost:

$4,800,000

Cost Per Sq. Ft:

$170

About These Cost Figures

Building Information

Project Includes:

Biology
Chemistry
Computers
Education: Classroom
Education: Faculty Office
Education: Physics
Laboratory: Research
Laboratory: Teaching
Life Sciences

Total GSF:

14,400

Total NSF:

9,500

Efficiency:

66%

Special Equip:

Video Conferencing

Office Size:

200 NSF

HVAC Req:

22600 cfm/9500 nsf =2.38

Structure/Foundation:

Braced frame with spread footing

Laboratory Parameters

Lab Module:

10'-6

Fume Hoods:

Project Team

Architect

Stone Marraccini Patterson

Builder

John A. Martin and Associates

Consultant - Civil Engineer

Andreasen Engineering

Consultant - Laboratory Planner

Research Facilities Design (RFD)

Consultant - MEP Engineer

Store, Matakovich & Wolfberg

Profile Created 03/31/2001

Last Updated 04/04/2006

About the Reported Cost Figures

The cost figures reported are supplied by the firms that submitted these projects for publication, which in most cases are the designers or builders. Whereas these sources are intimately familiar with their projects, they may not be fully aware of the owners' finally-realized and recorded costs. In some cases, costs are truly and completely accounted for, and in others they represent a near approximation of the final costs. Costs have not been adjusted for year of construction, nor has any attempt been made to make regional cost adjustments.

Further, costs are not comparable on any kind of detailed standard costing model. Hence, it is possible for the cost of one building to include a steam boiler, while the cost of a comparable building might not include the boiler, if steam is being supplied from an already existing campus grid. Or, in another case, a building might include excess boiler capacity to supply steam to another building. Some submittals include fees or unusual site improvements as part of the construction costs, which others do not.

Fig. 1

Campus Aerial View